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Minnesota has landed Chris Stewart from Buffalo for a second-round pick in 2017.

Stewart has 11 goals, 25 points and 63 penalty minutes in 61 games this season. The pending unrestricted free agent was expected to be moved by the Sabres and according to sources Buffalo is picking up half of Stewart's salary. Mar 2 - 3:10 PM

Chris Stewart said he wouldn't be surprised if the Buffalo Sabres traded him before Monday's trade deadline.

"Like I’ve said all year, it’s out of your control," Stewart said. "I’m not going to say I’m expecting it, but I won’t be surprised." Stewart is going to be an unrestricted free-agent at the end of the season and he probably won't be a member of the Sabres after the deadline. The 27-year-old isn't having a very good season but he does have the talent to be a point-producing power forward in the NHL. He has just 11 goals and 25 points in 61 games this season. Mar 1 - 9:58 AM

Chris Stewart notched a goal and an assist in Thursday's 6-3 victory against Vancouver.

He's likely to be traded before Monday's deadline. The pending unrestricted free agent has registered 15 of his 25 points since the calender turned to 2015. "Whatever is going to happen is out of our control," said Stewart. "It's part of the business. We're just as antsy as you are to see what happens." Feb 27 - 9:04 AM

His 10th marker of the season was also his fifth on the power play. Stewart had four penalty minutes and four shots in the contest as well. He is Buffalo's biggest trade chip to play entering the deadline next week. Stewart has been better of late, but his goal Tuesday was his first point in six outings. Feb 25 - 10:50 AM

Depth Charts

Mikko Koivu collected two assists in the Wild's 4-0 win over the Oilers on Friday night.

Over 10 games in February, Koivu now has nine assists and 11 points. Not too shabby for the 31 year old Captain. He's collected 28 helpers and 37 points in 58 games this season, but his shooting percentage has steadily dropped from 9.3 in 2011-12 to 6.5 thus far in 2014-15.

He produced a goal and two assists during a six-goal third period for the Wild in a 6-2 win over the Stars. Granlund earned an assist on a power-play goal by Matt Dumba and he set up Zach Parise's 25th marker of the season.

Erik Haula scored a goal and an assist in Saturday's win over Colorado.

The 23-year-old now has back-to-back two point games. Haula opened the scoring at the 10:49 mark of the first period. Colorado tied the game but the Wild added two more goals to get the win. Haula has seven goals and 12 points in 55 games this season.

"It’s definitely something I’m proud of," Brodziak said. "Looking back, as a kid growing up, you just want to play in the NHL and then you get there, you want to stay. I’ve been very fortunate to be able to be in the league a long time and it’s something I try not to take for granted." The 30-year-old has played for Edmonton and Minnesota in his career. He has 96 goals and 222 career points in those 600 games.

The Wild trailed 1-0 heading into the third period, but they exploded for six goals in the final 20 minutes of the game. Parise fired five shots on goal and he was a plus-3 in 18 minutes of ice time tonight. The 30-year-old has four points in his last two contests. He has 25 goals and 46 points in 52 games this season. Mikko Koivu (10), Stephane Veilleux (1), Matt Dumba (4) and Mikael Granlund (6) also scored for Minnesota.

He took to the ice with Mikko Koivu and Thomas Vanek at the morning skate. It's a good opportunity for Bergenheim, who hasn't played since Feb. 12, to make a positive first impression. He sat frequently as a healthy scratch before Florida traded him to Minnesota.

Jason Zucker will miss the next three months with a broken clavicle after a routine hit by Vancouver's Lucas Sbisa on Monday.

Terribly unfortunate for both the Wild and Zucker, as his season is potentially ended a year to the day when his last season was ended with knee surgery. The 23 year old Zucker is second on the team in goals with 18, and was enjoying quite the breakout season.

Justin Fontaine stayed hot with a goal and an assist in the Wild’s 3-1 win over the Avalanche on Saturday night.

By no means is Fontaine worthy of a pickup in fantasy leagues, but it’s worth noting he has four of his eight goals and seven of his 22 points over his past six games. Erik Haula also had a goal and an assist, while Jason Pominville recorded the other one.

Pominville hasn't seen that many of his shots find the back of the net, but has still managed to score at a 60-point pace this year. With a few favorable bounces he could be scoring near a point-per-game rate.

Thomas Vanek was the lone goal scorer for Minnesota Tuesday as they dropped a 2-1 decision to the Oilers.

Vanek's 13th of the campaign snapped a personal four game pointless drought and brings his season total to 39 points, which is a disappointing number for the fantasy owners who used a mid-round pick on him. Jordan Schroeder and Charlie Coyle drew helpers on the tally.

Minnesota has landed Chris Stewart from Buffalo for a second-round pick in 2017.

Stewart has 11 goals, 25 points and 63 penalty minutes in 61 games this season. The pending unrestricted free agent was expected to be moved by the Sabres and according to sources Buffalo is picking up half of Stewart's salary.

Nino Niederreiter potted two goals for the Wild in a big 4-2 win over the first-place Predators on Thursday night.

The 22-year-old now has 21 goals on the season for a total of 30 points in 61 games. The young Swiss forward seems to find his game on Thursday night's this season, as his nine points in 12 Thursday games are more than any other night of the week.

Charlie Coyle’s goal was the difference for the Wild in their 1-0 win over the Avalanche on Saturday night.

Coyle deflected Marco Scandella’s slap shot past Semyon Varlamov in the second period. He has seven goals and 21 points this season. Nino Niederreiter got the other assist. While it won’t show on the scoresheet, Jared Spurgeon was on the ice for 28 shot attempts for, compared to just seven against, leading the team with a 21-shot differential.

Ryan Suter felt fine to play Sunday after it was thought that he would sit with a lower-body injury.

"We were going to give it a break. But I felt better," Suter said after the game. "Yesterday when I went to sleep, I didn't think I was going to play. This morning I woke up and it felt good." He was absent from two practices going to the match and he missed an off-ice workout on Friday. Suter didn't appear to have any difficulties in Minnesota's 4-2 victory, while logging 27:55 of ice time and earning an assist.

Jonas Brodin scored his second goal of the season Tuesday night, but it was far from enough as the Wild were pounded by Pittsburgh by a score of 7-2.

Brodin has proven to be a very reliable blueliner for the Wild, but we can't say the same about his fantasy value. With just six points in 31 contests, he does not offer any fantasy value. Justin Fontaine also found the back of the net in the losing effort.

Jared Spurgeon (upper body) has been moved to the injured reserve list.

Minnesota didn't immediately make a corresponding move. The Wild's decision to shift Spurgeon to the IR list isn't hard to understand though given that it's presumably retroactive to Feb. 18. He's eligible to play as early as Thursday, although he reportedly has concussion-like symptoms, so it's entirely possible that he'll be on the sidelines for a while.

Keith Ballard (concussion) was on the ice Sunday in a low-key practice.

"It was fun," said Ballard, who skated for about 35 minutes. "I'm not looking too far ahead or reading too far into it. It was one skate. But it was just fun to get out on the ice for a little bit. It's kind of a start, I guess. I don't know where that leads, but it's encouraging that I can do something." It was his first time on the ice in about two months, but he's not expected to return any time soon.

Matt Dumba logged a season-high 18:20 of ice time in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime win over Calgary.

He scored his third goal of the season and played a strong game defensively. Dumba has played in 33 games this season and he is confident he can play at the NHL level. The 20-year-old defender shouldn't be on your fantasy radar at this time, though.

Jordan Leopold was traded to Minnesota on Monday and it probably delighted his daughter and the other members of his family.

Jordyn Leopold wrote a letter that was addressed to the "Minnesota Wild coaches," and she pleaded with the team to trade for her father so that he could be with his family in Minnesota. The team apparently never got the letter, but it was all over the internet on deadline day and was the topic of talk radio and sports shows. Jordan's wife, Jamie, posted it on Facebook back in January and she sent it to KFAN's Paul Allen. Leopold will likely suit up for the Wild on Tuesday after he was acquired from Columbus.

Darcy Kuemper will be scratched against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night.

It appears that it is Niklas Backstrom's turn to backup Devan Dubnyk. Kuemper's value is directly tied to Dubnyk's success, so as long as he keeps on stonewalling the league, Kuemper will not see much of any ice time.

Goalie Niklas Backstrom and rookie Michael Keranen will be scratched against the Dallas Stars on Sunday.

Coach Yeo has been rotating backup duties while Devan Dubnyk commands the crease. Backstrom is 5-7-3 through 14 starts and 19 games this season with 51 goals on just 452 shots this season. Keranen has yet to play in the NHL.